Ohio Republican Primary

66 delegates

2012 Primary Process

Delegate Allocation:
Of the 66 total delegates, 48 are allocated on a winner-take-all basis by Congressional district. Fifteen at-large delegates are allocated proportionally based on statewide vote for candidates, with a threshold of 20 percent; winner-take-all if a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the statewide vote. Three R.N.C. representatives are unbound.

Eligibility:
Open to members of the Republican Party. Members of other parties can change party affiliation and vote in primary.

2008 Results

Candidate

Vote

Percent

John McCain

636,256

59.9%

Mike Huckabee

325,581

30.6%

Ron Paul

49,027

4.6%

Mitt Romney

34,978

3.3%

Fred Thompson

16,434

1.5%

Results

Updated March 8
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100% reporting

All Counties

Candidate

Votes

PercentPct.

Votes

Pct.

Delegates*

Mitt Romney
Romney

456,513

37.9%

44

Rick Santorum
Santorum

446,225

37.1

19

Newt Gingrich
Gingrich

175,554

14.6

—

Ron Paul
Paul

111,238

9.2

1

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Others
Others

13,873

1.2

—

Rick Perry
Perry

7,445

0.6

—

Jon Huntsman
Huntsman

6,428

0.5

—

* The state total includes the preference of 1 superdelegate, a party leader who is free to support any candidate he or she chooses.